Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-12
A TERRIBLE WASH.
xlL1s or RAILROAD DAMAGED BY
FLOODS Ix FORTH CAROLINA.
Killed On the Rail-Ths Drummer Case
Postpened- Railroad Extensions
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RALEIGH, n. c., August 11.-To-day
letter was received from Jarre.t's, on
the Murphy branch OF the Western
North Carolina railroad, in which il is
stated that for twenty-five miles that
road is so badly damaged by foods that
the trains cannot run for three weeks
The mail for Jarrett's has to 90 Ella
Atlanta and Murphy.
News was received to-day OF n fatal
accident on the Western North Caro-
lima road near Marshall. Two track
walkers went TO- sleep on the track and
were aroused by the train too late 10
escape. One OF them. white man,
was Knocked forty feet and killed iu-
staDtly, while the other man, who WAS
q negro, escaped serious injury.
We learn by telegraph that to-day in
the Federal Court at Baltimore, by
agreement, the drummcr's hGbcds cor
pas was adjourned till the term of
court which meets in this city next No.
vember. IL is further ordered that the
Treasurer order no other arrests until
the hearing Of this case.
News comes that Mr.. j. s. Carr, or
Durham. has offered the proprietor of
the Panaeea Springs $4,000 for that
valuable property. The olier has not
been accepted yet.
RAILROAD EXTENSION.
It is rumored that the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad Company will III
u short time extend tie railroad from
A. l.. q hot
GAINESVILLE and Washington Railroad
Company viii build branch from
Jamcsviile to plymouth. and that the
two Will be run in connection
with each other. The Wilmington
road will then extend its Nashville
branch to Raleigh, and possibly to
Durham. thus having an outlet
to deep water at the mouth Of Roanakc
river. aud aliordiug ililioal facilities
TO section OF country much in need
of them. When the Sco,land-Heck
branch is built 20 Crccnyiile, connect
ing at Bethel with the road from
Raleigh to Plymouth, travel and freight
from the eastern counties tributary TO
these roads will have much quicker
transportation.
A CURIGsTrT.
At Fast Pend, Yadkin county, there
is IA white child whose proportions make
il curiosity. From It's ankle to is
knee measures six inches from wrist
to elbow four inches, while the thigh
measures twenty-three inches around.
The child is just two years old.
Governor Scales to-day appointed
justices OF the peace for Montgomery,
Durham. Halifax. Brunswick, and
Washington counties.
Steps are being taken TO erect NV
PASSENGER depot Al Greensboro. The
present building is very old and not
large enough to accommodate relay
passengers.
On and after September lst Char
lotte will have frcc-mail delivery. This
will make the third frec-deliveIy Office
in the State. the others being Raleigh
and Wilmington.
RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTIONS.
New York men who are said to have
capital express desire to bnild rail
way from Newberue to Wilmington,
and viii ina short time submit propO
sition 10 that end.
Wilmington voted to-day on the issue
Of Sl0C,c0 in bonds to a road from
that point into Ousl0w county, III the
direction OF NeWberne.
Is was intimated some days since.
Governor Scales has designated the
Fayetteville Independent Light IN
fautry. Major ". +. Campbell com
handing, as LIS escort at the PLil,del-
pLia constitutional centennial. The
company was C.caIized in 1888. In
1917 it so promptly offered its services
to the State in the war with Great
Britain that the Legislature conferred
brevot rank upon Its officers, making
its captain major ami each of iis four
hcntonan,s q captain. These dosiana-
tons are continued under special act.
III 1876 the company represented the
State in the centeLniai legion.
4 TERRIBLE OUTRAGE
IVES committed in Sampson county fen
nights past. An unknown man entered
the house Of Emma Moore, young
negro woman, by forcing the door, and
stabbed the woman in the abdomen.
Her injuries are now said to he fatal.
There are now 1856 patients in the
asylum for the colored insane at Colds
boro. There is a remarkable increase
in insanity among colOred people IN
this State since The days Of freedom.
Wen informed people speak Of this
fact, and SAY il is very observable.
Before the war insanity MS well rs con
sumption were practically unknown
among negroes. Now neither Is at all
uncommon.
Notice is given by the Cape-Fear and
Yadkin-Valley railroad of the opening
of an Office at Dalton, Stokes county,
ON the 18th. This point is about forty
nine miles from Greensboro. Very
rapid work is being done on this road,
which is pushing norihvestward with
ali speed.
oRAIE-CULTUEE AND PROFITS.
The shipments of grapes from this
point have been this season the largest
ON record, owing to a great increase in
acreage, but they are now nearly Mt an
end. y large shipper says 1t costs h'm
ABOUT cents per pOlsllu u pun MS
grapcs at New York, Boston, or Phila-
delphia before the consumer. and he
will average cents per pound. The
net profit is therefore cents. Several
thousand pounds are shipped daily. 1t
is claimed by grape growers that the
rocky hills near Raleigh are the best
places for grspe-culture in the entire
State, just as the lards OF Granville are
unsurpassed for bright tobacco.
1t is claimed that two natives of this
State, who are in the railway shops at
Florence, S. c., have at last invented
the ideal car-coupler, the search for
which has well-nigh equalled the old
one after the "philo 'opher's stone. "
The Coast-Line railway officials have
the models at Wilmington, and have